What other nicknames do you have? Ginger Winjer, Blondie, Cutie Patutie, Goldilocks

What breed are you? Mixed Bag O Nuts 

Where were you born? Atlanta, Georgia

Where do you live now? Powder Springs, GA

What is your favorite toy? I really love stuffed toys.

What is your favorite store? NONE. I am a super paranoid dog and am only happy to be home.

How many toys do you have? OMG! Between me and my four siblings we have a huge pile of toys. Mama has to put them in a laundry basket to get them out of the floor when she is cleaning. They fill the laundry basked to the top.

What brand of food do you eat? Iams

Wet or dry food? Wet and Dry mixed together. I usually eat the wet and leave the dry beside my bowl.

What is your favorite color? Human. I just love the color of my mom and dad.

Are you bad when nobody's looking? Well yes but I used to get away with it until Grandpaw moved to town and spends a lot of time with us while mom & dad are at work or on a weekend trip. He totally busted me out!

Are you friendly? I was abused before mom and dad got me so I am really nervous around anyone other than my mom and dad

Are you overweight? I eat all kinds of stuff but do not gain weight. I have a fabulous metabolism

Do you eat people food? Yes. I really like steak and even enjoy chicken

Do you eat bugs? No. I play with them and they die then mom

Do you live with other animals? I live with my canine brother Braun, canine sisters Ginger, and canine sister Austin.

Do you like to exercise? I love to run the yard with my sister Tina. We play tag.

Do you like car rides? NO! I get car sick after about 10 minutes.

Do you get into stuff? Mwah???????? What do you think???

Do you like to swim? I love to play in water & splash around. We go to the Chattahoochee River in Atlanta and walk the trails down to the river and I jump right in.

What is your favorite treat? Steak and chicken

Do you shed? Yes.

What's the funniest thing you ever did? I do this thing where I sit in the window waiting for mom or dad to come home and when I see them I freeze like a statue. I do not give any indication to my four legged family that they are home. I only move my eyes.

What's the bravest thing you ever did? I am a lover not a fighter.

Are you neutered? Yes.

Are you a social animal? I only like my parents. I was abused so I do not trust anyone else.

Collar or harness? Nothing. I hate them all. But, I have to wear them when we go places.

Retractable or regular leash? Refer above.

Ceramic, Metal or Plastic bowls? Plastic red bowl

Do you sleep in a crate? No.

Do you have a dog bed? I have my own dog bed in the living room and in mommy & daddy’s room.

Do you have a doghouse? We are all inside dogs so my doghouse is the living room, the bedroom and the workout room.

Mom got so mad at me this morning and I am – at this very moment – still confused.

I realize I am beautiful and have long golden locks with big brown eyes and the figure most girls would die for…but, I AM A DOG!

Mom let us out this morning and I was super excited to find a mud puddle to roll in. Sure she thinks it was nasty and an inconvenience insofar as she was ready to walk out the door for work but I must keep reminding her to refer to the aforementioned reference line. Nuff said.

Mommy is a stickler for saving money. She has some big plan to save enough money (if she doesn't win the lottery first) to purchase a huge portion of land & save all the animals she can. Daddy thinks the idea is sweet but is certain he can't simply meet a dog and then part with it (adoption, etc.) so he told mommy if someone wants to adopt one of the dogs on our futuristic animal rescue spot he will charge them an adoption of $1,000,000,000,000 so he would definitely not have to suffer any sadness when one moves on. Smart isn't he??

Anyway, I love mommy for being the money saver she is but I draw the line at buying me a different food JUST BECAUSE SHE HAD A COUPON. I have very sensitive skin for which I take medicine and have to go to the vet for special shots every couple of months. She is aware that I can't have "colorful" foods as that causes my skin to itch like crazy but she saw the words "lamb & rice" on the bag and A-S-S-U-M-E-D that would be fine.

Thanks mom! I hope I'm not bothering you too much when I am itching at ALL HOURS OF THE NIGHT. GEEZ.

Luckily I think she learned her lesson. As for me, back to the vet again this weekend! :(

They make you take all of these expensive, uncomfortable cautionary actions to aviod the inevitable. Problem is, how do you know it is the inevitable if you are always avoiding it? I really hate getting that stuff put on my neck once a month! It makes my beautiful golden locks look greasy and not to mention mommy & daddy avoid petting me for days! I say we protest. Send those little boogers to a remote location where they can live happily ever after thus we can do so as well. Are you with me?

As the entire family is aware, I love to run. Tina and I chase each other all over the back yard for hours on end and never tire...ok, yes we do. Anyway, yesterday I was running from the far end of the yard to see mommy on the back porch when I ran over one of "Tina's holes" in the yard. It was pretty painful and I started limping immediately afterward. Initially I was rather upset at Tina about this because it was her fault for digging all of these "unnecessary" holes in the yard but all of a sudden I realized how great this was! Mommy and daddy started giving me all kinds of extra love and attention! I was being carried from one spot to another like a baby. AWESOME! Even when it was time for everyone to go to sleep I was allowed to stay on the human bed! I hate to say it but I kinda like the hurt paw. Hope it doesn't heal too soon. Does that make me bad or just needy?

"Don't let your cool stand in the way of being soulful. Life is too short. Too short to hate. Too short to judge. Too short not to live for. Don't let anything or anyone get the best of you or your heart and mind. If you are going down... go down swinging, singing, loving and cuddling!

Yesterday I heard mom and dad talking about how cute I am when it comes to dinner time. I can tell what time it is by reading the clocks in the house and as soon as it is feeding time I start dancing around and smiling and giving them my “cute eyes”. They don’t even have to look at the clock…they know what time it is! IT’S FEEDING TIME!!!

Once mom and dad decide whose turn it is to feed us they pick up all of our bowls and prepare them in the kitchen (adding goodies to each bowl) and I dance around them, smiling while they add food to the bowl. My sister, Austin sometimes growls at me when I do this. I guess she thinks I am trying to dance my way to her bowl…Meanie! Anyway, we all have our “spots” where we are fed. Austin and Braun are fed in the kitchen. Tina and I are fed in the living room. We have to be separate from the older ones b/c they tend to eat really fast then try to steal our food. Daddy sits there and watches us until we are done so Austin & Braun don’t bully us. Austin is a scary bully and Braun is a funny bully. He can't quite pull off mean. Hee Hee.

Once we are done eating mom and dad pick up our bowls and it’s over. I wish feeding time lasted longer. Much like all the good things in life…they pass so quickly. Oh well, I get to eat again tonight. Puttin’ my dancin’ paws on

Alert to all dogs (and cats) who love to chase squirrels. There is a nationwide recall you should know about: (BTW: this is my own personal recall, not like the peanut thingy dingy) it turns out squirrels are fighting back lately. For instance, I usually chase squirrels with my sister Tina. We do it all the time! As of late they have been easy to catch and I thought…we are getting GOOD. Turns out, they are getting good. This morning I went out in the backyard to chase a squirrel (I call him Bait) and he fought back. When I came in at 5:15 a.m. daddy was still in bed b/c he was going in to work late and mommy was getting ready for work when she noticed blood on the sheets. Upon further review we noticed the squirrel had scratched my underside and I was bleeding. Take note my fellow Dogsters, they are fighting back. Be careful and bring back-up. Love Ginger!

I have decided that I need to start watching more tv. It seems there is a new President and this has had mommy and daddy glued to the television for a while. If I start watching tv maybe that will get me some love and more couch time with my daddy. I soooo love my daddy. What is the big deal about this "President" thing anyway. Does he have good treats? Does he cuddle with dogs? Does he go for long walks through the park and down to the stream? If the answer is yes to any of the aforementioned items, I love him too! Good Luck Mr. President; a lot of dogs are counting on you!